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Gestation Length and CE and Vigor
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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1315357" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I think if the calf is too big and the birth gets drawn out, you get the dummies. I think 70-80 lbs is good for the first timers, and you can pretty much add 10 lbs birthweight per year after that to maturity.. A 5 year old cow here usually handles 100-130 lbs without any help, though the bombers aren't my goal either, I will say they're hungry and find the 4 quarters much faster, which is good for the cow. </p><p>My cows seem to gestate right around 288 days, give or take a few.</p><p></p><p>I have found a positive correlation between cow families that gestate less and those that miscarry... The families that gestate 290-295 days are the ones that have never had a miscarriage in their history, the ones that usually gestate 280-285 have had several.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1315357, member: 9096"] I think if the calf is too big and the birth gets drawn out, you get the dummies. I think 70-80 lbs is good for the first timers, and you can pretty much add 10 lbs birthweight per year after that to maturity.. A 5 year old cow here usually handles 100-130 lbs without any help, though the bombers aren't my goal either, I will say they're hungry and find the 4 quarters much faster, which is good for the cow. My cows seem to gestate right around 288 days, give or take a few. I have found a positive correlation between cow families that gestate less and those that miscarry... The families that gestate 290-295 days are the ones that have never had a miscarriage in their history, the ones that usually gestate 280-285 have had several. [/QUOTE]
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